Board Election Information
Four candidates (no write-in candidates) will be running for the open seats on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
Congratulations to the Qualified Candidates for the following positions:
Position No. 3 – Bernalillo County
– Karen Dunning
Position No. 4 – Bernalillo County
– Colin T. Baugh
Position No. 6 – Socorro County
– J. Chris Lopez
Position No. 7 – Sandoval County
– Michael T. Sandoval
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View the Board Approved documents:
Election Poll Sites
Notice of MRGCD Election Proclamation
Election Calendar
MRGCD Rule No. 20
Click below for further information
Governance Handbook
Qualifications
Are You a Qualified Voter
QE Area Sandoval 2025
QE Area Bernalillo 2025
QE Area Socorro 2025
If you recently purchased property that is benefited within the Bold Red Line on the above maps, you may be a “qualified elector” and able to vote in the upcoming October 7, 2025, election for the MRGCD Board of Directors.
§73-14-20. G.
‘“… qualified elector”means an individual who owns real property within the benefited area of the conservancy district and who has provided proof of an ownership interest… ’
§73-14-21. A.
‘… The individual may become certified to vote in a future election by filing his deed of title… at least 90 days before the next conservancy district election… .’ The cutoff date for this election is Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
To ensure that you are listed on the Qualified Elector List, you should have sent a copy of your filed deed to the MRGCD by Wednesday, July 9, 2025, otherwise you will not be able to vote in this election.
Absentee Voting
Thursday, August 28, 2025 to Saturday, October 4, 2025
Pick up applications at the MRGCD General Office, the Cochiti Division Office, the Socorro Division Office, Sandoval, Bernalillo or Socorro County Clerk’s Offices. You can also click here to print the Absentee Ballot Application, which this form can be copied.
Return COMPLETED absentee ballot application by mail or hand deliver to:
| Tim Smith, Election Director Automated Election Services 2725 Broadbent Pkwy NE Suite F Albuquerque, NM 87107 |
DeAnna Philips, Election Officer Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District 1931 2nd St SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 |
| MRGCD Cochiti Division Office 31 Carro De Caballos Pena Blanca, NM 87401 |
MRGCD Socorro Division Office 2401 State Road One Socorro, NM 87801 |
Please DO NOT leave completed application with the County Clerk’s Office.
Early Voting / Election Day Voting
EARLY VOTING: Monday, September 15, 2025 to Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
ELECTION DAY: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
Coming soon an interactive map to find the nearest polling location.
For more information, please contact the Election Director, Tim Smith, with Automated Election Services, at (505) 917-4870.
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Visit https://www.mrgcd.com/board-of-directors/ for the full contact Board of Directors List.
About the MRGCD
The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) was established in 1925. MRGCD operates, maintains and manages irrigation, drainage and river flood control in the middle valley. Serving approximately 11,000 irrigators, six pueblos and 100,000 parcels of land throughout the Middle Rio Grande, MRGCD is essential to maintaining the facilities required to upkeep the agricultural production in this area. The MRGCD owns and manages 30,000 acres of bosque, and has helped to establish Tingley Beach, the Rio Grande Nature Center, Los Lunas Bosque Open Space, Corrales Bosque Preserve, Escondido Lake State Park, among several more and all of which are open for recreational use by the public. The MRGCD also works in cooperation with other local, state, and federal agencies to protect the environment, wildlife, and endangered species.
Latest News
August Water Report
Notice – Storage Water Depleted, P&P Operations Underway (Updated Aug 6)
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